Display-hanger for curtains and the like.



C. E. PERKINS.

DISPLAY HANGER FOR CURTAINS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28, 1910.

962,855. Patented June 28, 1910.

1V1; A army UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

CHARLES EDSON PERKINS, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

DISPLAY-HANGER FOR CURTAINS AND THE LIKE.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES Eoson PER- Kms, citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the city and county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Display-Hangersfor Curtains and the Like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a rack for the hanging and displaying of lacecurtains, draperies, and like merchandise, and particularly pertains tofoldable and adjustable display racks.

It is the object of this invention to provide a display rack by means ofwhich a large variety of samples or patterns may be compactly stored inasmall space and readily exhibited, without necessitating the handlingof the goods.

A further object is to provide a display rack in which various samplesmay be removed and others replaced without dis mantling or disturbingthe remainder of the goods displayed, and in which two samples areexhibited in one operation.

Another object is to provide a rack on which lace curtains and the likemay be displayed without pinching or creasing the goods, and on whichthe curtains or draperies will hang smooth, both when stored and whenexhibited, thus keeping the samples in good condition, and preventingtheir becoming shop worn by frequent folding or handling.

The invention consists of the parts and the construction andcombinations of parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed,having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aside elevation of a clamp bar, showing the supporting bracket insection. Fig. 2 is a plan view of same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of therack as mounted in a cabinet. Fig. 4 is a detail in perspective of thesupported end of the clamp bar and the hinge lugs thereon, showing themanner in which the two halves of the clamp bar are mounted on onepivot.

In the drawings A represents a cabinet, across one corner and near thetop of which is mounted a bracket which is composed of two parallelhorizontal bars 2, 2', as shown in Fig. 1. This bracket is disposed atan angle of 45 in relation to the back and end Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed February 28, 1910.

Patented June 28, 1910.

Serial No. 546,499.

of the cabinetA; and both bars are provided with a series of registeringperforations 3,3.

Between the bars 2, 2 are pivoted the curtain carriers which comprise aseries of clamp-bars, each consisting of two parallel horizontallyextending members 4, 4 with their inner ends mounted on the' leaves 5, 5of a separable hinge, each hinge turning on a vertical pivot pin 9. Eachleaf 5, 5 is here shown as provided with upper and lower flanges 6, 6 toembrace and support the end of a respective clamp bar 4, 4, and theleaves of each hinge have perforated lugs 7, 7 formed on their rearedge, as shown in Fig. 4. The leaf members 5, 5 of each hinge areintended to be secured to and carry the clamp bars 4, 4 in such mannerthat when the two members 4, 4 are placed side by side they will beseparated a sufficient distance so as not to pinch the goods ordraperies placed on the bars 4, 4. The lugs 7 on the hinge leaf 5 areadapted to extend between the lugs 7 on the hinge leaf 5 in such mannerthat the perforations 8 formed in the lugs 7 will coincide with likeperforations in the lugs 7. The hinge wings 5, 5 are of a height equalto the height of the space intervening the upper and lower members 2, 2of the supporting bracket, and are adapted to be inserted in this spacein such manner that the lower flanges 6 of the hinge leaves 5, 5 willrest upon the lower bracket member 2, with the perforations 8 in thelugs 7, 7 registering with the perforations 3, 3 in the bracket members2, 2, and the clamp bars 4, 4 extending in a longitudinal direction. Aloose pin 9 is inserted in the perforation 3 in the bracket 2 andextends downwardly through the perforations S in the lugs 7, 7 and intothe perforations 3 in the bracket 2, thus pivotally connecting the hingeleaves 5, 5 and the bars 4, 4 to each other, and also pivoting the clampbars on the brackets 2, 2. The horizontal rigid bars 2, 2 afford notonly a pivot to the hanger bars 4 4, but they also serve to support andbrace the latter by reason of the broad bearing they afford to thelateral flanges 6, 6 of the hinges. A spring, clip or catch 10 isprovided on the outer end of each clamp bar 4 which is engageable withthe outer end of the clamp bar 4 so as to lock the pair of bars 4, 4together. Any desired number of clamp bars 4- a may be mounted on thebrackets 2, 2, and as close together as may be found practical, so thata considerable number of clamp arms at, at will occupy a small amount ofspace.

The operation of the invention is as follows: The bars ft, t are mountedon the supportingbracket-s 2, '2, as before described, with each pair ofbars held in place by a single pivot pin 9. A clamp is then released sothat a pair of bars 4, 4t may be separated, and a lace curtain or otherdrapery placed on each bar, whereupon the bars at, -l are again clampedtogether by the clamp 10. In this manner two samples or patterns may besuspended from a pair of clamp bars 4, t, the design of the curtainhanging on the bar at being displayed when the bar is in the cabinet Aand the other curtain on the bar at exhibited when the clamp arm isswung outward into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. By thisarrangement two patterns are displayed when a clamp bar carrying asample curtain is swung outward on its pivot 9. The wide bearing of theflanges G, 6 on the supporting brackets 2, 2 prevents dragging of theclamp bars at, 4: under the weight of the curtains thereon, and therebydispenses with the use of braces. The weight of the curtains, exerting adownward pull on the clamp arms L, 4, tends to bind the hinges betweenthe bracket members in such manner that the clamp bars will remain inany position they may be swung.

Any pair of clamp bars can be readily removed from the cabinet A, whenit is desired to change the samples thereon, by withdrawing its pin 9,which will loosen the hinged end of the clamp bars and permit of theirremoval.

The echelon arrangement of the ends of the clan p bars, shown in Fig. 3,enables a salesman to select any desired sample in the cabinet A, at aglance, and by pulling upon the outer end of the clamp arm carrying theselected sample, all those mounted in front thereof will be swungoutward, thus exposing the required sample instantly.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters-Pat out, is:

l. A display rack having in combination upper and lower horizontal fixedbars, said bars having registering perforations, display members havingone end fitting between the bars, hinges for said members, eachcomprising separable members one secured to each bar and having top andbottom flanges between the inner surfaces of which the display membersfit, the height of the hinge leaves being equal to the height of thespace between the inner surfaces of the ho 'izontally fixed bars, eachof said display members comprising a pair of clamps, each clamp securedto a leaf of a hinge, and a pin passing through the perforations in saidbars and through the leaves of said hinge.

2. A display rack comprising a bracket consisting of spaced upper andlower horizontal fixed bars, registering perforations in said bars,display members hinged between the bars, each of said display memberscomprising a pair of clamps, each clamp secured to a leaf of a hinge,and a pin passing through perforations in said bars and through theleaves of said hinge, said hinge leaves having lateral flanges tosupport the edges of said clamp members, and the height of the hingeleaves being equal to the height of the space between the inner surfacesof the horizontally fixed bars, said hinge leaves being readilyseparable.

3.1K display rack comprising a bracket consisting of spaced upper andlower horizontal fixed bars, registering perforations in said bars,display members hinged between the bars, each of said display memberscomprising a pair of clamps, each clamp secured to a leaf of a hinge, apin passing through perforations in said bars and through the leaves ofsaid hinge, said hinge leaves having lateral flanges projectingoutwardly and inclosing recesses for the members and to support theedges of said clamp members the hinge leaves extending down along theinner side of the clamp members and serving as spacing means therefor,said flanges supported to have a broad seat between said bars, and meansfor locking the pair of clamp members together.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHARLES EDSON PERKIN Witnesses CIunLns A. PENFIELD, CHARLES EDELMAN.

